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Faciendum is an English term derived from Latin, meaning "something to do" or "something that must be done." Latin is an ancient Indo-European language. ...


Unlike English, Latin has a grammatical sense that indicates obligation, known as the gerundive sense. In Latin this is expressed with the suffixes -nda -dnus -dnum, the gender being female, male and neuter, respectively. "Facere" is the Latin infinitive of the verb "to do", therefore when combined with the neuter gender (indicating that that it is a thing to be done as opposed to a person) the word faciendum (pl. facienda) is generated. In linguistics, a gerundive is a verbal adjective used to indicate that a noun needs or deserves to be the object of an action. ... The word gender describes the state of being male, female, or neither. ... The word neuter can refer to: the property of being neither biologically male or female: being asexual the sterilization (castration, spaying, etc. ...


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